Record

RefNoMM/20/55
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Thomas Henshaw to Robert Southwell
Date16 May 1682
DescriptionCommenting on the similarity between observations of Nehemiah Grew and those of Marcello Malpighi. Henshaw attributes Southwell's susceptibility to damp weather to a phlegmatic constitution and recommends Bourdeaux claret as a remedy. Also speculation on a generation of parasitic worms and lice.
Extent3 sides
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8282Southwell; Sir; Robert (1635 - 1702); diplomat and government official1635 - 1702
NA8237Henshaw; Thomas (1618 - 1700); alchemist and writer1618 - 1700
NA8411Grew; Nehemiah (1641 - 1712); botanist and physiologist1641 - 1712
NA8222Malpighi; Marcello (1628 - 1694); biologist and physician1628 - 1694
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